| A | B |
|---|
| Dionysia | Festival honoring the god associated with theater |
| Pompe | grand procession |
| Thespis | regarded as the first to have dialogue with the chorus |
| Choregos | the "chorus director" or the "producer" who financed the drama |
| Protagonist | the star actor |
| Agora | location were dramatic performances were first held |
| Theatron | part of a theater where the audience sits |
| Parados | entrance path to theater on each side of the performance area |
| Skene | backdrop behind the actors in a theater |
| Proskenion | raised stage for the actors in a theater |
| Ekkyklema | 'cart' that could be wheeled out for viewing by the audience |
| Mechane | Mechanism that lifts an actor off the ground |
| Prologue | opening monologue by an actor |
| Episode | Dialogue section of a tragic drama |
| Stasimon | choral section of a tragic drama |
| Exodos | final dialogue and exit of a tragic drama |
